The Essential George Boole
Logic, Love and Legacy
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 1. January 2030
236 pages
E-Book
978-1-917453-18-9 (ISBN)
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'The Essential George Boole: Logic, Love and Legacy' is a captivating portrait of a brilliant mind and the family that shaped him. George Boole, a largely self-taught genius, as a youth mastered multiple languages and scientific disciplines and later developed symbolic logic and what is now called Boolean algebra, the foundation of modern computing. He rose from poverty to become a respected professor at Queen's College Cork, now University College Cork. It is believed by some that he inspired Arthur Conan Doyle's creation of Professor Moriarty, the arch-enemy of Sherlock Holmes. But Boole's story isn't just about logical and mathematical prowess. He was married to a remarkable woman, educationalist Mary Everest. Their five remarkable daughters and subsequent generations carried on a legacy of brilliance, breaking barriers in science, medicine and literature. Geoffrey Hinton, George Boole's great great-grandson, is the 2024 Nobel Laureate in Physics. Boole's story as one of the founders of the digital age is one of perseverance, love and ideas that changed virtually everything.
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Desmond MacHale (born 28 January 1946) is Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at University College Cork, Ireland. He is an author and speaker on several subjects, including George Boole, lateral thinking puzzles, and humour. He has published over 80 books, some of which have been translated into languages including Danish, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, German, Korean, and Japanese.
Yvonne Cohen (born 15 May 1966) holds a master's degree in mathematics and is a mathematics and history graduate of University College Cork. Practising in Cork as a chartered accountant, this is the second book on George Boole that she has co-authored with Desmond MacHale. She is currently a PhD student in UCC's School of History.
